Life-years lost associated with mental illness: a cohort study of beneficiaries of a South African medical insurance scheme.

Yann Ruffieux Anja Wettstein Gary Maartens Naomi Folb Cristina Mesa VieiraChristiane DiddenMpho TlaliChanwyn WilliamsMorna Cornell Michael Schomaker Leigh F Johnson John A Joska Matthias Egger Andreas D Haas

Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)

Our findings support the implementation of interventions for improving the physical health of people with mental illness and targeted suicide prevention and substance use treatment programmes.

Keyphrases

mental illness
mental health
healthcare
physical activity
primary care
public health
cancer therapy
health insurance
quality improvement
health information
social media
drug delivery
combination therapy
health promotion
risk assessment
affordable care act
replacement therapy